When I was thirteen, my plan was to follow a more “traditional” route and become a novelist. I had the dream that nearly every aspiring author has: I’d move from a few magazine publications to a book deal, which would spiral into press circuits, movie deals, and culminate with me falling love with whatever hot celebrity had been hired to star. This was, of course, the perfect plan; nothing could go wrong. 

 

 As I grew and developed my own voice, I realized that the stories I wanted to tell and the ways in which I wanted to tell them didn’t line up with that future. I’m driven towards narratives dealing with rebellion and revolution. My characters are unapologetically witty. They struggle to balance their ambitions and uncertain identities with extreme --life threatening-- situations. Even more, my style and tone are casual, conversational, “easy to read,” all of which mean that my work doesn't fall neatly into the David Foster Wallace style my creative writing teachers were looking for. When I started writing for games and screenplays, I felt excited and overjoyed by the work that I was creating. Since transitioning fully into writing for and about games, I have written  and designed COYA mobile games, was the loremaster for Arcane Showdown, created an audio drama podcast called Survivors' Station, and currently write for Elder Scrolls Online. 

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Terry Pratchett’s books are a massive influence on my work. The pacing of his narratives and dialogues is something that I constantly look to for inspiration and direction when I am working on my own projects. Other major influences include the narrative structure and emotional impact created by No Code’s Stories Untold. The oppressively atmospheric terrors cultivated by Supermassive’s Until Dawn and Bloober Team’s Layers of Fear. Finally, when I think back on games that I have played that continue to impact and inspire my work to this day, the more important ones are Bungie’s Oni and 3 Minute Game’s Lifeline. 

 

Please enjoy looking around this website and don't be shy about reaching out to me with questions; my email is always open.